Suffixes- are a letter or group of letters added to the end of a root word to change the meaning of the word.

As you are reading make a list of any words you see with the following prefixes. Once a week you will come to this page and add those words to our list.

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Suffix
Meaning
Examples
-y
Having…
rainy
-ful
Full of ….
joyful

-s
More than 1
When added to a noun
Cats
dogs
-es
More than 1 when added to
A noun ending in x, th, or ch
Boxes
bunches
-er
One who….
teacher